1998年1月大学英语四级单选详解

1998年1月大学英语四级

31 Although punctual himself, the professor was quite ________ used late for his lecture.

A) to have students B) for students’ being C) for students to be D) to students’ being

=>题目有误，应该是Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ________ late for his lecture.

Be used to doing sth表示习惯于做某事，但是当这个习惯的动作不是由自己发出的时候，应该在这个动名词词前加个物主代词或所有格的名词可以，表示动作是由谁做的

也就是be used to one’s doing sth习惯了某人做某事

这道题目的意思是，虽然这个教授自己是个守时的人，但是他已经习惯了学生们经常迟到。

32 You should have been more patient ________ that cust omer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

A) of B) with C) for D) at

答案B be patient with…对…耐心

33 Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university _______.

A) has been accepted B) have been accepted C) was accepted D) were accepted

答案C主语是Neither of the young men，who had applied for a position in the university 是定语从句修饰the young men, neither表示两个都不，是否定的含义，谓语用第三人称单数，由had applied for a position看出，整句描述的是过去的事情，所以答案C

34 This box is too heavy, ________ give me a hand?

A) would you mind B) would you please C) will you like to D) will you please to

答案B: w ill you…表示提出要求或下命令，在本句中不适合

mind后面要加doing sth或者one’s doing

would you pleas do sth表示礼貌的要求，符合本题

35 __________ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.

A) As soon as B) As well as C) So far as D) So long as

A) As soon as一…就…

B) As well as和…一样

C) So far as=as far as 就…而论，直到…

D) So long as = as long as只要

所以符合本题的是D

36 As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town __________ 50 households or more.

A) having B) to have C) to have had D) having had

答案A, having 是分词，在句子中做定语，表状态。表示在拥有50或更多家庭的城镇建立学校。这句话的意思是：早在1647年，俄荷俄州就作出决定，通过免税的方式来支持在有50或50户以上居民的城镇建立学校。

37 People appreciate __________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.

A) to work B) to have worked C) working D) having worked

首先明确appreciate 这个动词的基本用法是appreciate doing sth

排除A B, 然后，明确句子的意思：他很幽默，所以人们很喜欢和他一起工作！

描述的是一般事实！用一般现在时便可！选C

38 The man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he _______ himself.

A) injure B) had injured C) injured D) would injure

答案A：由lest连接的句子，谓语部分用虚拟语气，即“should+动词原形”名意为：这个r 人被关进墙上装有衬垫的病房，以免伤了他自己。should可以省略，直接加动词原型

39 We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.

A) up B) to C) in D) at

答案C: yield to是固定搭配，表示向…屈服

40 Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded __________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.

A) which B) that C) what D) where

=>答案有误，应该是D,句意:尽管他对这个领域里已做的大量工作不了解,但他在许多知识渊博的专家失败的地方却成功了｡空格后是一个主谓结构的从

句,where在从句中作地点状语｡Succeed在表示成功的时候是不及物动词，不可接宾语。Fail也是如此。只能说succeed/fail in sth/doing sth, 不能说succeed sth使用where引出地点状语从句，

41 If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ________ would be getting sick.

A) a lot of more us B) more a lot of us C) a lot of us more D) a lot more of us

参考答案有误，正确答案是D, 意思是：如果自来水像某些人想象的那么危险，那么我们中更多的人将得病。比较级的修饰词用法。a lot修饰比较级时应置前，故选D。

42 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems. _________ obtaining water is not the least.

A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which

参考答案有误，应该是C,本句说住在沙漠里有许多问题，而获得水是其中最大的问题。not the least最大的。sth of which表示部分和整体的关系，相当于one of them的用法。

43 Which sport has the most expenses _______ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?

A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of

答案B: in terms of 就...而言,在...方面

in place of 代替...

by means of 凭借...

by way of 用...方法

44 They are going to have the serviceman _________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.

A) install B) to install C) to be installed D) installed